- Thai-spec Honda City facelift debuts in sedan and hatchback forms.
- The redesigned face is combined with a larger 10-inch infotainment.
- Lineup shifts heavily to hybrid, leaving a single turbo VTEC variant.
The Thai market has always treated the Honda City as a more interesting proposition than most, and the latest update keeps that streak alive. After refreshing the sedan for India, Honda has turned the same set of revisions loose on the Thai lineup, which still includes the hatchback body and the warmed-over RS trim that the Indian market goes without.
Visually, the hatchback and the sedan benefit from a redesigned face with sharper LEDs and a slimmer honeycomb grille. The standard models wear their own bumper intakes, while the RS pulls rank with the signature red badging and a different lower treatment.
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The profile carries over from the pre-facelift City, which has been around largely unchanged since 2019. At the back, the LED taillights gain clear lenses set against a dark gray background. The RS sets itself apart with a larger faux diffuser, though the single tailpipe still tucks underneath the bumper.
Honda has also rolled out fresh alloy wheel designs and new color options for the RS trim, namely Belzing Red and Urban Grey with a pearl finish. The Drival Edition and its more aggressive bodykit, however, doesn’t appear to have survived the facelift, at least for now.
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Inside, the headline addition is a new 10-inch infotainment display, while entry-level models get a slightly smaller head unit that integrates more cleanly into the dashboard. Other new kit includes ambient lighting, a 360-degree camera, wireless charging, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror.
City sedan buyers also gain access to a new Platinum Gray interior, available only with Meteoroid Gray Metallic or Crystal Black Pearl exterior shades.
The facelifted City lineup leans harder on hybrids. The only remaining non-electrified option is the base S grade, which still runs the turbo 1.0-liter three-cylinder VTEC paired with a CVT.
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The V, SV, and RS grades are exclusively available with the e:HEV self-charging hybrid setup, pairing a naturally aspirated 1.5-liter engine with an electric motor. Detailed specifications have yet to be released, but for reference, the outgoing VTEC produced 120 hp (90 kW / 122 PS) while the hybrid generated a combined 125 hp (93 kW / 126 PS).
Honda is currently accepting applications of interest for the facelifted City in Thailand. Order books open on July 1, with first deliveries expected by August 31. Official pricing lands in the coming weeks, though the refreshed model is expected to land around the same ฿599,000-829,000 ($18,400-25,400) range as the outgoing car.
